Survival and Sacrifice in Mars Exploration : What We Know from Polar Expeditions /

With current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three years. That's a lot of time for things to go wrong. But sooner or later a commercial enterprise will commit itself to sending humans to Mars. How will the astronauts survive? Some things to consider are: ith current technology,...

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Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Series:Springer Praxis Books
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Table of Contents:
  • Exploration Mission Architectures
  • Expedition Leadership
  • Bioethics
  • Launch and Outbound
  • Approach and Landing
  • Surviving
  • Sacrifice and Death
  • Inbound
  • Return.